2011 Mercedes ML-Class Owner's Manual - Page 50

48 Occupant safety G Warning Safety If the 42 indicator lamp does not illuminate or remains out with the weight of a typical 12-month-old child in a standard child restraint or less, or is unoccupied, on the frontpassenger seat, do not transport a child on the front-passenger seat until the system has been repaired. BabySmart™ air bag deactivation system How the air bag deactivation system functions The BabySmart™ system is standard equipment in Canada. G Warning Accident statistics show that children secured in the rear seats are safer than children secured in the front-passenger seat. For this reason, Mercedes-Benz strongly advises that you always secure children in the rear seats. Regardless of the seat position, children under 12 years must be secured correctly in a suitable infant or child restraint system or booster seat suitable for the size and weight of the child. Secure the child restraint system with: Rthe Rthe seat belt of the vehicle seat belt and a Top Tether belt Rthe ISOFIX child seat securing system and a Top Tether belt. The child restraint system must be installed and secured correctly, observing the manufacturer's installation instructions. Occupants, in particular children, must sit as upright as possible, fasten the seat belt correctly and use a suitable infant restraint system, child restraint system or booster seat suitable for the size and weight of the child. Children can be killed or seriously injured by an inflating air bag. Observe the following important information if it is necessary to carry a child on the front-passenger seat: RCanada only: children under 12 years may only sit in the front-passenger seat if they are seated in a child restraint system which is compatible with BabySmart™ and approved by Mercedes-Benz. When the child restraint system is installed correctly, the front-passenger front air bag is disabled in conjunction with the BabySmart™ system installed in the vehicle. If the frontpassenger front air bag is deployed in the event of a collision, it could hit the child. This could lead to serious or fatal injuries. Ra child in a rear-facing child restraint on the passenger seat will be seriously injured or even killed if the passenger front air bag inflates in a collision which could occur under some circumstances, even with the air bag technology installed in your vehicle. The only way to completely rule out this risk is by making sure you never place a child in a rearward-facing child restraint system on the front-passenger seat. For this reason, we strongly advise that you always carry children in a rearward-facing child restraint system on a rear seat. Rif it is necessary to install a BabySmart™compatible rearward-facing child restraint system on the front-passenger seat, make sure the 42 indicator lamp is illuminated. This indicates that the frontpassenger front air bag is disabled. If the 42 indicator lamp does not light up or goes out when the child restraint system is installed, check the anchorages of the restraint system. Check the 42 indicator lamp regularly while driving to ensure that the 42 indicator lamp is illuminated. If the 42 indicator lamp goes out or remains out, you may only